Technological convergence, globalization and ownership in the UK computer industry

Technovation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 227-245

  Athreye, Suma ^a   Keeble, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MICROELECTRONICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPUTER INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0033904994     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(99)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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